System including electroceutical for nerve stimulation and method of operating the system

Abstract

The present disclosure may include an electroceutical configured to sense a signal generated from a nerve and provide stimulation to the nerve, and an electronic device configured to control the electroceutical. The present disclosure relates to a system having an electroceutical for nerve stimulation, the electroceutical including a plurality of lead wires disposed to surround the nerve, a header connector including a plurality of pins connected to the plurality of lead wires; and a microcontroller unit (MCU) configured to change a setting of the header connector based on a control signal received from the electronic device.

1 . A system having an electroceutical for stimulating a nerve, the system comprising:
 the electroceutical configured to sense a signal generating from the nerve and provide stimulation to the nerve; and   an electronic device configured to control the electroceutical,   wherein the electroceutical comprises:   a plurality of lead wires disposed to surround the nerve;   a header connector comprising a plurality of pins connected to the plurality of lead wires; and   a microcontroller unit (MCU) configured to change an electrical operation of the header connector, based on a control signal received from the electronic device, wherein the plurality of pins comprises:
 one ground (GND) pin; and 
 a plurality of general-purpose input/output (GPIO) pins, wherein the MCU is configured to control an electrical operation of an individual GPIO pin of the plurality of GPIO pins, 
   wherein the plurality of GPIO pins are connected to different neural regions, respectively, and each of the plurality of GPIO pins is configured to receive a signal generated from the nerve or outputs a pulse signal according to a control by the MCU to provide the stimulation to the nerve,   wherein the MCU is further configured to:
 monitor a battery of the electroceutical; 
 sense an analog signal generated from the nerve; and 
 provide the stimulation to the nerve, and 
   wherein the MCU is further configured to set an electrical state of the plurality of GPIO pin based on a timer interrupt generated in the MCU.   
     
     
         2 - 4 . (canceled) 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the electroceutical comprises:
 a housing comprising a plurality of regions;   a triboelectric power harvesting unit configured to generate energy based on an ultrasound wave provided from outside of the electroceutical;   a plurality of antennas operating in different frequency bands; and   shielding metal configured to shield electromagnetic interference caused by at least one of the plurality of antennas, and   the electroceutical receives a control signal from the electronic device through an antenna having an operating frequency of 2.4 GHz among the plurality of antennas.   
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein the electronic device displays an interface for controlling the electroceutical,
 wherein the interface is configured to:   set an electrical operating mode of each of the plurality of GPIO pins, and   wherein the electrical operation mode comprising a sensing mode configured to receive the signal generated from the nerve, a stimulation mode configured to provide the pulse signal to the nerve, and a disable mode configured to be disabled.   
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the interface is further configured to:
 set a center frequency of a pulse signal generated for nerve stimulation; and   set a pulse width of the pulse signal.   
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the interface is further configured to:
 set whether to apply frequency random modulation to the pulse signal and set a range of the frequency random modulation with respect to the pulse signal; and   set a ratio between the center frequency and a variable frequency in which the frequency random modulation is applied to the pulse signal.   
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein the triboelectric power harvesting unit comprises:
 a power generating unit;   a first silicon layer arranged between an upper surface of the power generating unit and an inner surface of the electroceutical;   a second silicon layer arranged on a lower surface of the power generating unit; and   a device housing arranged to surround outer peripheries of the power generating unit, the first silicon layer, and the second silicon layer.   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9 , wherein the ultrasound waves provided from the outside penetrates through a titanium region from the plurality of regions and the first silicon layer to be introduced into the power generating unit, is reflected within the power generating unit, and causes repetitive vibrations. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the electroceutical monitors a voltage of the battery and transmits the monitored voltage to the electronic device, and
 the electronic device calculates a remaining capacity of the battery based on the received voltage, provides the remaining capacity through an interface, and displays a charging alarm of the electroceutical when the remaining capacity is equal to or less than a threshold value.